Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Tithi-Nirṇaya for Vratas: Ekādaśī Rules, Saṅkrānti Punya-kāla, Eclipse Observances, and Prāyaścitta
शुल्के वा यदि वा कृष्णे भवेदेकादशीद्वयम् । गृहस्थानां तु पूर्वोक्ता यतीनामुत्तरा स्मृता ॥ ४५ ॥
śulke vā yadi vā kṛṣṇe bhavedekādaśīdvayam | gṛhasthānāṃ tu pūrvoktā yatīnāmuttarā smṛtā || 45 ||
শুক্ল বা কৃষ্ণ পক্ষত যদি একাদশী দুটা হয়, তেন্তে গৃহস্থসকলৰ বাবে আগৰটোৱেই বিধেয়, আৰু যতিসকলৰ বাবে পাছৰটোৱেই স্মৃত নিয়ম।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Ekadashi-vrata discussion)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It preserves the integrity of Ekadashi-vrata by giving a clear dharmic rule for rare calendrical overlaps, ensuring devotion and restraint are practiced correctly according to one’s āśrama (life stage).
By regulating Ekadashi observance for different practitioners, it supports steady Vishnu-bhakti through disciplined vrata practice—householders follow a feasible rule, while renunciants adopt the stricter option.
It reflects Jyotiṣa-oriented calendrical reasoning (tithi-based vrata timing) applied within Smṛti/Purāṇic ritual law—how to choose the correct Ekadashi when two occur in a fortnight.